Chapter 5 CRBC

Chapter 5 is about locating the presented Main Ideas and being able to determine the main idea is being able the answer to different sides of it. In order do this; you must first be able to tell the difference between the general topic and the more specific ones. A topic is the most general idea while a main idea is more specific in covering the idea of the piece of writing, such as drinks being a topic and soda being a main idea. The main idea is details which more specifically support and illustrate the main idea. Noticing clue words and categorizing ideas helps you to separate examples and other supporting ideas from the larger, main points, so the relationships between ideas become clear. In most cases the main idea of the text being presented is going to be found in the introductory portion. You will also find number of points around the main idea supporting it.